Built in 1934. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
“The McMillin Bridge is a concrete half-through truss bridge crossing the Puyallup River, in Pierce County, Washington, built in 1934.”
Wikipedia article McMillin Bridge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 215 National Register listings published here for Pierce County · listed in 1982 · category: Structure · built in 1934.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of McMillin Bridge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 91 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ORTING |
| 7 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SOUTH PRAIRIE CREEK |
| 6 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | VOIGHT CREEK |
| 6 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CASCADIA |
| 5 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 186TH |
| 29 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 18 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SLIDE RIVER |
| 14 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | TAHALEH |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of McMillin Bridge: 15 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Calcium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcmillan | Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lundblad Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Norm's Auto Wrecking Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Puyallup Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Spinning Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sumner Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Thun Field Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Puyallup, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 2013 and 2015: 1 lightning, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2015 | Flood | North Puyallup | $25,000 | Trailers in an RV park were flooded. |
| September 2013 | Lightning | Puyallup | $5,000 | Lightning struck a home and damaged several electrical items inside. |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | McMillin School | 0.8 miles | 1987 |
| Woolrey-Koehler Hop Kiln | 2.3 miles | 1983 | |
| Alderton School | 2.8 miles | 1987 | |
 | Charles W. Orton House | 4.0 miles | 1983 |
 | Ezra Meeker Mansion | 4.9 miles | 1971 |
 | Ryan House | 5.0 miles | 1976 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82004275 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Pierce County | All 215 listed properties in this county. |
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